US stocks on Thursday closed solidly higher for a third straight day following positive economic data and comments from a top Federal Reserve official that the Fed would not hastily end its stimulu
There's a certain irony in the fact that, while many people go into business for themselves because they're sick of working long hours for a boss, they often work even longer hours trying to make t
Brockman Mining says the price it should pay for access to Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara railway should be no more than 88 cents per tonne, a fraction of previous estimates by FMG.
The state government has moved to completely shut down the Kwinana Power Station by the end of 2015, as Labor leader Mark McGowan teed off on the government's report on the Muja AB refurbishment.
Construction and development firm Diploma Group has announced $21 million worth of new contracts, for a residential project in Perry Lakes and a Dan Murphy's liquor store in Kwinana.
Construction contractor Monford, which was one of 10 winners in this year's Business News' Rising Stars awards, has made the finals in another business awards program, along with communications com
Big accounting firms don't appear to share the gloom engulfing much of the resources industry in Western Australia, with the top players adding significant numbers to their partnership roll-calls.
The state government has used its beefedup planning powers for the 10th time in less than three years in a bid to end a long-running impasse over the future of the derelict Subiaco Pavilion propert
Difficult to define but becoming impossible to ignore, the Australian METS sector – made up of mining equipment, technology and services companies – has emerged from the mining boom as a leader in
Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.
Troy Resources will slash the pay of its senior management, cut its exploration budget and jobs will be lost in Perth and South America, as the gold miner looks to restructure on the back of the fa
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's comments about an end to the mining boom are destructive and could be self-fulfilling, the chairman of iron ore exporter Atlas Iron says.
Struggling lithium miner Galaxy Resources has appointed First Quantum Minerals co-founder Martin Rowley to a special management committee tasked with overseeing a review of the company's operations
The Australian dollar has lost some ground after weaker-than-expected US economic growth figures drove an earlier rally in the local currency overnight.
US stocks have surged after investors took a positive view of reduced growth estimates.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 149.83 (1.02 per cent) to 14,910.14.
Perth companies GR Engineering and Aspen Group have announced new leadership, with GR founder Joe Ricciardo moving into a new role and Aspen recruiting a former Valad Property Group executive.
